SUPPORT THE SOUTH AFRICAN STRIKING MINERS

Creator

Zola Zembe; South African Congress of Trade Unions; Seattle Coalition Against Apartheid; Seattle Labor Committee Against Apartheid

Place Created

Seattle, Washington, United States

Date

About August 1987

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

1 page

Description

Leaflet mostly consisting of a reprint of a document dated August 10, 1987 seeking support for South African striking miners by Zola Zembe, Coordinator for Western Europe of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU). More than 300,000 South African miners have gone on strike, organized by the South African National Union of Mineworkers, to demand a living wage, the right to live with their families, improved safety conditions in the workplace, danger pay, and 30 days paid annual leave. The leaflet says the Chamber of Mines stated they would starve the miners back to work, and the apartheid racist regime said they would crush the unions. People are asked to send donations to support...

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Publisher

Seattle Coalition Against Apartheid; Seattle Labor Committee Against Apartheid

Organization

Seattle Coalition Against Apartheid
Seattle Labor Committee Against Apartheid

Coverage Africa

South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of former members of the Seattle Coalition Against Apartheid and the Seattle Labor Committee Against Apartheid.

Collection

Selma Waldman collection on the Seattle Coalition Against Apartheid (SCCA), Michigan State University Libraries Special Collections